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Close House Nursing and Residential Care Home

Close House, Hexham, NE46 1ST

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago
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Close House Nursing and Residential Care Home is a nursing home in Hexham in Northumberland, run by D W Robson and J R Robson. It has 23 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 89% of care homes in Northumberland are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 6 December 2019 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 6 December 2019, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Northumberland

Close House Nursing and Residential Care Home is in the Good tier, alongside 62 other homes in Northumberland. Of the 92 rated care homes here, 89% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 4 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (10%)
  • Good 63 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

Half of Northumberland's ratings are more than 3.4 years old. How tiers work

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